Dr. Liane I. Hypolite is an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona in the Educational Leadership department. She teaches courses and conducts research about college access and success for racially and economically minoritized students. She earned her Ph.D. in Urban Education Policy from USC’s Rossier School of Education.

Before attending USC, Liane served as the Dean of College and Career Advising at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston, Mass., and has also worked at the national college access and success non-profit, Bottom Line, helping students to and through college.

Liane earned her master’s in Education Policy and Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and completed her bachelor’s degree at Brandeis University, double majoring in psychology and sociology.